Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-12-28
THE NORTHWEST.
DAKOTA.

DAKOTA
Yankton is trying to get rid Of her "soiled
doyes.a
Dsadwood receives eggs from lows in car
load lots.
The university at yermillion now has 800
students.
2 money order system is to be established
ct Mound city.
s. Forest City wants daily NAH and . tele-
phone company.
Iron Hi stock went az low % 80 cents per
share last Friday.
Yankton claims to ship more hay than any
town in Dakota.
ve1miilion banks are complaining Of the
scarcity Of silver.
The coal famine at Aberdeen has now ended,
and fuel is now plentiful.
The w. G. 7. q. of Watertown held pub.
lie meeting Sunday evening. Rev. L. 2.
Patch, of the Congregational church, de.
livered an excellent address on "Woman's In
duence.m
Under the new law county superintendent
obliged to turn In to the county commits
oners with their bills per diem and mileage
rtffcates from the teachers and schools
visited. so
Company B, first mounted infantry, d. N.
g., have just fitted up their new armory at
Bottineau. The roster Of the company shows
forty members, all fully prepared with the ac-
coutrements Of war.
Sleighing in Douglas countyis the best they
have had in five years. The eight inch snow
fall OF the Sd inst. received a soaking rain i'm
mediately after 1t fell, which prevented the
snow from drifting.
George Jones, y contractor on the Duluth,
Wilmer and Sioux Falls railroad, ffozs his
hands on Sunday while driving from Canton
to Sioux Falls, end 1t is feared thst his left
hand will have 10 be amputated.
NEBRASKA.
Ed Slate, fourteen year old youth Of Kear
ney, was fatally injured while coastipg on the
new toboggan slide there.
An allowance of so per cent. has been made
on the estimates for the new blind asylum
building at Nebraska City.
Negotiations are pending for the purchase
Of two new six-2ound guns for the light artil-
lery company Of Wymore.
The new directory just issued at Grand
Island contains 4, 500 names, which is equiv
alent to population Of Il, 1900 persons.
The Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley
Railroad company paid $4,000 taxes to the
county treasurer at Fremont last Friday.
A shipping association recently organized
by the farmers in the vicinity Of Columbia is
proving OF considerable benefit to its mem
bers.
p. q. CLARK, town lot agent Of the Lincoln
Land company at Venango, has absconded,
leaving behind debts amounting to about
$1,000.
The city attorney Of Columbus will apply to
the supreme court for writ of nandamus to
compel the state auditor to register soc, 900
CUP river bridge bonds.
A couple Of Redfeld schoolma'ams lost a
ouple Of school orders one day last week, and
having warned the public against purch asiDg
them, found them between the mattresses Of
their bed.
Sunders Epurlock, a farmer living three
miles south of Nebt aska City was found dead
Wednesday beside his team in the woods.
The coroner's inquest shows that he died Of
heart disease.
In the case Of Judge M. B. Reese VS.. the
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Rail-
road company, to obtain damages to his
property by the right-of-way, thej jury awarded
81, 770 damages.
Muscatine has just Incorporated company
for the construction of wagon bridge across
the river at that point.
Nellie Hayden. who stole hotel mistress
watch at Council B'uffe few days ago, has
been arrested in Omaha, and has proven to be
an Omaha shoplifter.
John Purcell, q laborer, fell from gravel
train on the Illinois Central near Dubuque,
Tuesday, and received injuries which will
likely result fatally.
A Des Moines youth Of twentyiour pro.
cured a license Saturday to wed q lady OF
thirty-two, but the interference OF relatives
prevented the union.
4xAnbSASotSA pASStASts ooohO SSuheJs AS6N-
tered bonds amounting to $40, 900 at the state
auditors office Monday. They were voted for
the aid OF the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri
Valley railroad.
@. r. Rakane, who lives near Crandon, rails
ed several acres Of broom corn during the
past summer, ard is now engaged in manu-.
featuring his crop Into broc ms. He expects
to fnd 1t very profitable investment.
Burlington GsEstte: The interior towns OF
Iowa have had their innings and the booms
have fed. TIE river towrs have been growing
quietly but steadily, and the next census, n
accurately taken, will be good deal of q sur.
prise.
Gov. Larrabee has appointed A. 8. aarret,
son, of Sioux City, and B. 8. Schermerhorn,
Of Des Moinee, honorary commissioners to
the centennial celebration at Cincinnati OF
the states carved out OF the northwestern ter.
ntory. ,e4;.4
The sheriff elect Of Fayette county, who
enters upon his office January 1, 1883, mas re-
quested the governor to respite Schmidt, who
Is sentenced to be hanged January 4, for one
week In order that more time may be had for
preparation.
A party Of young folks gathered to charivari
newly married couple at Pauline Sunday
night. Eugene Snyder. guest at the wec.
ding. stepped to the door and fred into the
crowd dangerously woundiDg q young man
named johnson. Snyder was bound over in
the sum OF $1,000.
aINEEsoTA.